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oil rig

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noun

  1. See rig 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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AI capacity can be added far quicker to the electrical grid via solar panels, he says, while building a nuclear power plant, oil rig, or gas pipeline takes years.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

In April 2010, a state-of-the-art offshore oil rig operated by BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2026

“But if WTI can occasionally lift back to above the $60 threshold, the oil rig count could remain stable.”

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

He then worked on a North Sea offshore oil rig for three years as a technician, before going back to university to study Environmental Geography.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2025

Odessa also became tough and quick-fisted, filled with men who hardly needed a high school diploma, much less a college one, to become roughnecks and tool pushers on an oil rig.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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